Where are the new residents of Houston, TX moving from?



Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

The population of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metropolitan statisical area is on the rise.

From 2010 to 2016, the metro area grew from 5,948,174 to 6,772,470, an increase of 824,296 residents. This increase of 13.9% makes the region the #14 fastest growing MSA over that period, and the 4 fastest growing area with a base population of over a millions

Certainly some of the population growth can be attributed to birth rate, but where are all the other people coming from?

An additional Census study, released last week, gives us some answers. The recent study reveals data about metro-to-metro migration trends over the course of 2011 to 2015.

To learn more, our research analysts teamed up with moving service Bellhops Houston to analyze the new Census data. In the graphic below, we dive into which areas are sending residents to Houston, where the area is losing residents to, and how demographics differ between new movers and existing residents.

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Top 10 Areas Sending Residents to Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX,

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  2. Austin-Round Rock, TX
  3. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  7. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
  8. College Station-Bryan, TX
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  10. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX